History events
-1713 — BCE (15 Nisan 2048) Isaac ben Abraham (2048—2228 / 1713—1532 BCE) — a great righteous man and prophet, the second patriarch of the people of Israel, was born at noon on 15 Nisan 2048 near the city of Gerar, the capital of the Palestinian king Abimelech
-1273 — BCE (16 Nisan 2488) The manna from heaven ceased to fall, and the Jews began to eat the fruits of the Holy Land
629 — (21th of Adar II, 4389) Byzantine Emperor Heraclius marched into Jerusalem at the head of his army with the support of Jewish inhabitants. The Jews who had previously fought with the Persians against Byzantine rule decided to support him in return for a promise of amnesty. Upon his entry into Jerusalem the local priests convinced him that killing Jews was a positive commandment and that his promise was therefore invalid. Hundreds of Jews were massacred and thousands of others fled to Egypt. Thus, much of the rich Jewish life in the Galilee and Judea came to an end
1349 — (1st of Nisan, 5109) Three thousand Jews were killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany
1475 — (13st of Nisan, 5235) Simon of Trent disappeared from Trento, Italy. The disappearance led to a blood libel that led to 8 Jews being hung by local authorities for their part in a plot use the blood of this Christian child in the making of Matzah
1542 — (4st of Nisan, 5302) Paul III issued “Cupientes Judaeos” the Papal Bull dealing with the treatment of Jews who converted to Christianity including the strictures that the assets of converted Jews could no longer be confiscated, converted Jews could no longer live with Jews, and that converted Jews must be treated the same as other free citizens
1681 — (1st of Nisan, 5451) Three Jews executed at Wilna on a false blood accusation
1694 — (5 Nisan 5454) In Prague, a 9- or 12-year-old boy, Shimon Abilis, died. His father, Lazar, was accused of killing his son because he intended to convert to Christianity; he was arrested and tortured. He died in prison without confessing. A Jew, Leib Kurchandl, was charged as an accomplice in the «murder.» Kurchandl pleaded with Emperor Leopold I in Vienna for justice, but his numerous appeals were rejected. Kurchandl was executed
1884 — (24 Adar 5644) A Georgian woman walking down the streets of Tbilisi heard what sounded like a child’s scream coming from a locked butcher shop belonging to a Jewish butcher. She alerted the police, claiming that due to the approaching Jewish Passover, the Jew had murdered two Christian boys (a blood libel). The search yielded no results. When questioned, the butcher explained that he had brought two rams, had slaughtered one, and left the other, which was bleating
1907 — (6st of Nisan, 5667) Before “donning their uniforms” those in the army reserves who had been called up for duty “plundered several Jewish shops” in Berlad, Moldavia
1938 — (18 Adar-2 5698) The kibbutz Hanita was founded using the «Fence and Tower» method. Hanita, a settlement in Upper Galilee, was essential for the Yishuv to claim the land as it had not yet been occupied by Jews.
1938 — (5698, 18 Adar-2) The Tel Aviv municipality decided to build a bus station in the northwestern part of the city in the Neve Sha’anan area. In January 1940, platforms were constructed, and in December 1941, a terminal building was erected. The station began operating in May 1942 and ceased to exist on August 2, 2009.
1942 — (3 Nisan 5702) Shoah. Jews in the Netherlands were forbidden to drive cars, except for ambulances and hearses.
1942 — (3 Nisan 5702) Shoah. A ten-day «Jewish action» began in Lviv: the Ukrainian police, the Jewish Order Service, and the German security police conducted daily raids on Jews without work permits; those caught were taken to Belzec. On the same day, over 300 non-working Jews were shot in Horodok (Lviv region).
1948 — (10 Adar-2 5708) War of Independence. A convoy of 10 trucks and six armored vehicles was heading to Jerusalem. 500 Arabs disguised in British uniforms attacked it near the village of Saris. Several vehicles were abandoned, while the others broke through to Jerusalem (two killed)
1952 — (24st of Adar, 5712) The Jerusalem Post was happy to announce, that together with all other Israeli newspapers, it would no longer appear as a two-page issue, but would be able to return to four pages daily and eight pages on Friday; preliminary secret reparations talks between the Israeli-Jewish and German delegations had begun at The Hague
1968 — (21st of Adar, 5728) As retaliation for the bombing of a school bus on March 18 — an operation by the IDF in the Jordanian village of Karameh, a stronghold of terrorists — 60 Jordanian soldiers, 150 Palestinians, and 24 Israeli soldiers were killed, with 91 wounded
1978 — (24st of Adar II, 5738) Operation Litani, which was designed to dislodge the PLO from its bases in southern Lebanon came to a successful conclusion
1997 — (12 Adar 5757) Terrorist attack. An explosion occurred in the center of Tel Aviv at the «Apropo» café, resulting in three deaths and six injuries.
2006 — (21 Adar 5766) Another nationwide beauty contest took place in Haifa, held for the 56th time by the women’s magazine «La Isha.»
2007 — (2 Nisan 5767) The Knesset passed a law encouraging the construction of apartments intended for rent. According to it, entrepreneurs building apartments for long-term rental are to receive significant tax benefits. The rental period was extended from 5 to 25 years
2011 — (15st of Adar II, 5771) The field hospital Israel is establishing in Japan is the first to be set up by any nation offering outside assistance, Israel’s Ambassador to Japan Nissim Ben Shitrit said today, and the Japanese are extremely appreciative. Ben Shitrit said the hospital was being established at Minamisanriko, a fishing city 290 miles north of Tokyo, that was utterly overwhelmed by the quake and tsunami and where some 10,000 people are dead or missing
2013 — (10 Nisan 5773) The ICEPEAKS Ice Palace was opened in Holon, covering a total area of 2000 square meters; it has 250 spectator seats.
2016 — (11 Adar-1 5776) Seventeen Jews from Yemen were brought to Israel overnight. Among them was the rabbi of the Raida community, who brought with him a Torah scroll written 500 years ago. This was the last group of Yemeni Jews interested in repatriation. About 50 Jews remain in Yemen.
2023 — (28 Adar-1 5783) The Knesset repealed the 2005 law on the disengagement in Northern Samaria, which prohibited Israelis from being in the territory of northern Samaria.
2024 — (11 Adar-2 5784) War with Gaza. Day one hundred sixty-seven. Fighting at Shifa Hospital. Arabs barricaded themselves in the intensive care unit. More than 500 suspects were detained, 358 of whom were Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists; high-ranking members of Hamas were also arrested. A large amount of weapons and ammunition was discovered during the search of the hospital complex.
People
1648 — (8th of Nisan, 5408) Seventy-six year old, the Venice born rabbi Leon Modena or Yehudah Aryeh Mi-modena who was a scholar and a gambler passed away today
1697 — (9th of Nisan, 5457) Amsterdam Rabbi Abraham Cohen Pimentel passed away. A student of Saul Levi Morteira, he served as hakham of the synagogue in Hamburg and was initially a signator to a letter of approbation for Sabbatai Zevi. He was the author of the “Minchat Kohen,” published in 1668
1867 — F. Ziegfeld, American theater director, was born. Died on July 22, 1932.
1869 — Albert Kahn was born in Germany — an engineer, founder and head of an American industrial design company that made a significant contribution to the industrialization of the USSR. Died on December 8, 1942
1872 — (11th of Adar II, 5632) Russian Talmudist Samuel ben Joseph Strashun, also known as Rashash (רש»ש) passed away today in Vilna
1895 — L. Utesov was born — a variety artist. Died on March 10, 1982.
1910 — H. G. Krichhevsky was born — a bibliographer and historian. Died on October 10, 1989.
1923 — M. Perelman was born — a gymnast, Olympic champion in 1952 as part of the Soviet team, honored master of sports. Died on August 8, 2002.
2002 — (8th of Nisan, 5762) Yitzhak Cohen, 48, of Modi’in, Tsipi Shemesh, 29 (who was 5 months pregnant with twins) and Gadi Shemesh, 34 were murdered and 47 people were injured when a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside a clothing store and toy shop on King George Street in Jerusalem